1,615 Quotes by Charles Bukowski

I'm just an alcoholic who became a writer so that I would be able to stay in bed until noon.

Me resulta difícil encontrar un héroe a estas alturas, así que tengo que crear mi propio héroe: yo mismo.

We must be patient with the godsthey like to have funthey like to play with us.they like to test us.they like to tell us that we are weakand stupid, that we arefinished.the gods need to be amused.we are their toys.

I felt I had to win. It seemed very important. I didn't know why it was important and I kept thinking, why do I think this is so important? And another part of me answered, just because it is.

I´ve given you my time. Its all I´ve got to give - its all any man has. And for a pitiful buck and a quarter an hour.

the lies of centuries, the lies of love,the lies of Socrates and Blake and Christwill be your bedmates and tombstonesin a death that will never end.

We’ve each given the hours of our lives in dull rote jobs for other men’s profit, and have been asked to be grateful for doing that.

Creation is like anything else good:You have to wait on it; ambition has killed moreArtists than indolence.

people see so many movies that when they finally see one not so bad as the others, they think it's great. an Academy Award means that you don't stink quite as much as your cousin.